Immunopathology of Postprimary Tuberculosis: Increased T-Regulatory Cells and DEC-205-Positive Foamy Macrophages in Cavitary Lesions

Postprimary tuberculosis occurs in immunocompetent people infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is restricted to the lung and accounts for 80% of cases and nearly 100% of transmission. Little is known about the immunopathology of postprimary tuberculosis due to limited availability of specime...

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Autores principales: Welsh, Kerry J., Risin, Semyon A., Actor, Jeffrey K., Hunter, Robert L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3010642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21197439
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/307631

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3010642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21197439
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/307631

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